1957 ⟶ Israel Withdraws from Sinai
Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai, which they had occup...
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🗺️ UN Partition of Palestine
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🇮🇱 State of Israel Formed
The State of Israel is formed, with David Ben-Gurion as its first Prime Minister.⟶
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🤝 Suez Crisis and UN Peacekeeping
Suez Crisis: France, Israel, and the United Kingdom attack Egypt with the goal of removing Nasser from power. International diplomatic pressures force the attackers to withdraw. Canadian Lester B. Pearson encourages the United Nations to send a Peacekeeping force, the first of its kind, to the disputed territory. Lester B. Pearson wins a Nobel Peace Prize for his actions, and soon after becomes Canadian Prime Minister.⟶
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🚢 Egypt Blocks Straits of Tiran, Prepares for War
Egypt blocks the Straits of Tiran, then expels UN peacekeepers and moves its army into the Sinai Peninsula in preparation for possible attack on Israel.⟶
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🇮🇱 Israel Launches Six-Day War
In response to Egypt's aggression, Israel invades the Sinai Peninsula, beginning the Six-Day War.⟶
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